Technological proliferation and its rapid intersections with virtual and real are transforming our understanding of the body in digital spaces. The body in digital space is no longer a mere simulation or representation of the physical body but rather a distinct form of embodiment shaped by the mediated affordances of digital technology. The continued alterations in this understanding have critical implications for the issues of identity and agency. Shaped by this context, the paper situates digital identity as a fluid and context-dependent construct, highlighting the importance of continually negotiating and renegotiating one’s identity in response to changing prospects of ‘filter culture’.
The qualitative study is rooted in the vogue of avatars of
Metaverse, Instagram and Snapchat filters, which equip individuals to derive a
digital persona skewed out of their physicality.
By examining the patterns of interaction that shape and are shaped
by digital identities, the paper aims to theorise spatial performativity - how
spaces are actively created, shaped, and given meaning through performative
actions. The paper also traces how technocultural determinism - the notion that
technological advancements shape and determine cultural practices, societal
structures, and human behaviour, sets body and identity apart in terms of
digital cues of self. The insights into glocalisation and the malleable nature
of digital identities lead to theorising ‘exportable’, ‘replayable’ and
‘remouldable’ bodies.
Author
(s) Details
Jorlin Jose
Doctoral Researcher, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian
Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
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